Dorothy P. Hall

Patricia Marr Cunningham

Tom Heggie

Contains one hundred sixty lessons for teachers to use when teaching language arts to grades 1-3. Includes reproducibles.

Multilevel, Hands-on, Developmentally Appropriate Spelling and Phonics Activities

Making Words

Denise B. Boger

This resource demonstates a range of mini-lessons for the writing block of the Four Block Literacy Model.

Writing Mini-lessons for First Grade: the Four-Blocks Model

Patricia M. Cunningham

James W. Cunningham

Learn when and how to teach the Guided Reading block using Guided Reading the Four-Blocks(R) Way for grades 1–3. This 224-page book gives a glimpse into classrooms that use the Guided Reading model within a balanced literacy program. The book includes a list of materials needed, comprehension skills and strategies, and activities for before, during, and after reading a text. It also includes a list of children's literature. The book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.

The Four-Blocks® Literacy Model Book Series

Guided Reading the Four-Blocks® Way, Grades 1 - 3

The authors introduce first grade teachers to 100 Making Words lessons that cover all of the literacy skills included in most first grade curricula. The activities progress through a systematic, sequential phonics program that includes practice with the phonemic awareness skills of segmenting and blending.

100 Hands-on Lessons for Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Spelling

Making Words First Grade

Sharon A. Moore

Write on! Writing the Four-Blocks(R) Way gives teachers of grades K–6 a glimpse into writing classrooms throughout the school year. This resource includes ideas for setting up a writing classroom, motivating students to write and keep writing, teaching reading through writing, supporting struggling writers, and teaching different genres. This 240-page book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and features lessons on editing, revising, sharing, and publishing.

Writing the Four-Blocks® Way, Grades K - 6

Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in second grade using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 reproducible hands-on activities in which children manipulate letter cards to construct words, sort words by spelling patterns, and use the sorted patterns to spell and read new words, and a reproducible sheet of instructions.Making Words: Lessons For Home or School supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom or homeschool.

Dorothy P. Hall

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